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#C187ED Color

#C187ED is rgb(193, 135, 237) in RGB, hsl(274, 74%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 43%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C187ED
HEX#C187ED
RGBrgb(193, 135, 237)
HSLhsl(274, 74%, 73%)
HSVhsv(274, 43%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 43%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(72% 0.154 309.2)
LABlab(65.25% 36.74 -43.26)
LCHlch(65.25% 56.75 310.34)

What #C187ED Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #C187ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 5.4Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 6.53Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 8.49Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 10.37Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 12.96Amethyst#9966CCΔE 13.36

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#C187ED Channel Values

How #C187ED breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 193 · G 135 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 274° · S 74% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 274° · S 43% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 43% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.64:1 vs white · 7.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C187ED background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C187ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C187ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C187ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C187ED
Complementary
#B3ED87
Analogous
#8E87ED
Analogous
#ED87E6
Triadic
#EDC187
Triadic
#87EDC1
Split comp.
#E6ED87
Split comp.
#87ED8E

Tints & Shades of #C187ED

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#CA99F0
#D1A6F2
#DAB8F4
#E1C5F6
#EAD7F9
#F1E4FB

Shades

#AA5BE6
#932EE0
#781DBF
#5F1797
#43106A
#27093E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C187ED.

How #C187ED Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#C187ED
Protanopia#9393ED
Protanomaly#A78EED
Deuteranopia#9D9DEC
Deuteranomaly#AD95EC
Tritanopia#B49999
Tritanomaly#B992C0
Achromatopsia#9F9F9F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C187ED in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-c187ed: #C187ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C187ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c187ed': '#C187ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.757, green: 0.529, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_c187ed">#C187ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#C187ED"

More Purple Colors

#C187ED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#C187ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C187ED?

#C187ED is a light purple — rgb(193, 135, 237) in RGB and hsl(274, 74%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.4.

What is the RGB value of #C187ED?

#C187ED is rgb(193, 135, 237) — red 193, green 135, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C187ED?

#C187ED converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 43%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C187ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C187ED scores 2.64:1 against white and 7.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C187ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C187ED is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 14.01, which is visibly different.

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